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Thursday, June 30, 2016

A Cocktail & Conversation -- Summer Go-To's

Every
other Thursday here at The Broke & The
Bookish is A Cocktail
Conversation time. One of the TB&TB members will pose a question to
2-3 of the other members of TB&TB crew about books, life, music, etc
and then they'll answer and we can converse about it. So grab a
cocktail & cozy up for some conversation. It's 5 o'clock somewhere,
friends.

This week we are talking FOOD -- which, besides books, is my favorite thing in life.

This week the question is:

What is your go-to summer recipe/meal/drink?

Jamie says: In the past couple summer's one of our go-to recipes is this healthier, no-mayo potato salad. I love potato salad but I don't particularly love eating mayo so I found this and last year we had to cook for about 30 people during our family vacation one night and it was a HIT. We actually just made it last week to bring to my niece's graduation party. It's so easy to make and it's tasty without being loaded with mayo so I don't feel like I have to miss out on typical ~summer classics~ while still trying to be mindful of what I'm eating. It's a compromise.

Bridget says: Going to any barbecues this summer? Need to bring a dish? This
mac and cheese is always a crowd-pleaser. It's my mother-in-law's
recipe and my husband and I make it all the time. It's super easy and
super delicious. I never liked mac and cheese until I had this recipe,
and once you try it you'll never go back to the boxed stuff ever again!

Daisy says: One of my favourite things to make is pesto chicken salad, because
you can just prepare it at any time and put it in the fridge till you're
ready to eat/take it with you if you're bringing food. It's also
ridiculously easy to make:
Cook pasta (any pasta, doesn't matter what you choose, it's all
good), let it cool off after, add a little bit of olive oil so they
don't stick together. Cut up some lettuce and add a bit of rucola (arugala for those in the states), mix
in a small bottle of green pesto, add pieces of smoked
chicken, pine nuts, add in pasta and TADA DONE! Tastes awesome and you
can save leftovers for the next day, maybe next 2 days if it hasn't been
sitting out on the table all night. Add tomatoes if you want, not
necessary though.
This is always a winner with my friends and family and so easy. You
can also switch the smoked chicken with bacon or add mozzarella. This is
almost anything goes

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